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Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: It is appropriate that I should follow the hon. Member for East Surrey (Mr. Ainsworth) in two respects. First, although his speech was rightly pessimistic, it highlighted the challenge that the world faces at Copenhagen and in negotiations to follow. Those negotiations clearly will not reach the outcome that we desired, and therefore it is right to be realistic about where we are, but also...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: In a second. That political movement is a force that will have its influence felt at Copenhagen, not just through the thousands of people from non-governmental organisations who will be lobbying leaders at Copenhagen, but because they reflect the concerns of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The leaders of the world community do not—

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: In a second. If the leaders of the world community do not reflect those concerns at Copenhagen, they will have to answer to their electorates and constituents. Equally, the pressure from those constituents and communities will be a powerful force to concentrate the minds of world leaders in trying to get something decent out of Copenhagen.

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: The impact on everyone in the entire world community will be serious, regardless of whether they are personally involved. That emphasises the need for an agreement to be reached at Copenhagen.

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: My hon. Friend, from a sedentary position, suggests that people such as the right hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Mr. Lilley) might have a role to play in that situation. The right hon. Gentleman's observation is not my experience. I see in my constituency growing interest in such issues. Interestingly, even during an economic recession, when traditionally people are more interested...

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: I am in danger of being diverted from the main thrust of my argument down a road that, although dealing with an important point, perhaps does not deal with the essential point that I want to make. In so far as what the hon. Gentleman said is the case, it is up to political leaders—Members of Parliament and Governments—to try to get the message across. However, my experience is...

Business of the House (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: May I simply endorse the request from a number of Members for a debate on Afghanistan? When we went into that country, one of our objectives was to support the establishment of democracy, but the farce of the recent election has led many Members and members of the public to question our strategy, so that debate should be held as soon as possible.

Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Mitigation (Developing Countries) (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: What assessment has my right hon. Friend been able to make of this morning's reports that, according to influential voices in the United States, an agreement may not be reached until after Copenhagen?

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (5 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: What opportunities are presented by the likely signing of the Lisbon treaty for Europe to work together to tackle climate change?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: There certainly will be concerns in Edinburgh about what this means for jobs in my constituency and other constituencies in the city, and I welcome the assurances that my right hon. Friend has given in that respect. What opportunities are there to build on what is happening, and to strengthen and bring innovation to the financial sector in Edinburgh—for example, through the suggested...

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Social Enterprise (28 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: What assessment she has made of the contribution of social enterprise to the economy.

Oral Answers to Questions — Cabinet Office: Social Enterprise (28 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: Would the Government consider introducing a community reinvestment Bill to further support social enterprise?

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Like many in the House, I have personally signed up to the 10:10 campaign, but it is not clear from what he has said so far whether he is calling on Departments or the UK as a whole to cut emissions by 10 per cent. by the end of 2010. Indeed, can he give an indication of the pathway for achieving a 10 per cent. reduction in the country as a...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: I hope the Exchequer Secretary will clarify that point, because my understanding was that the scheme would be available by the spring, not that money would be going out by then.

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: I can see the strength of my right hon. Friend's argument for a different mechanism from that proposed by the ombudsman, but a problem is that we are still a long way from getting that mechanism set up. The difficulty is that people are rightly asking why these leisurely discussions and reports are going on. Out there, people are dying. Out there, people are not getting any money. Why have...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: rose—

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: rose—

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Equitable Life (21 Oct 2009) has video

Mark Lazarowicz: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way again. I, unlike many colleagues, was convinced of the correctness of the Government's ex gratia scheme approach, rather than of an approach that seemed to be a lengthy way of resolving the issue. However, I am concerned about the time scale—and even more now. We are told that the proposals for the scheme will be in place by 2010....

Nato: Freedom of Expression (20 Oct 2009)

Mark Lazarowicz: Will my hon. Friend make representations to the Government of Morocco about free expression in that country? I was contacted at the weekend by a constituent whose brother is one of seven human rights activists who were detained last week by the Moroccan authorities. I understand that they have been threatened with life imprisonment or even the death penalty. Will my hon. Friend make efforts...